Process of preparation of soluble derivatives of dioxyarsenoanilin



Patented Apr. 8, 1924;.

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GAR-L OECHSLIN, OF IPARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO ETABLISSEMENTS FOUL-ENCFREE-ES, O1? PARIS, FRANCE.

PROCESS OF PREPARATION OF SOLUBLE DERIVATIVES OF DIO'XYARSENOANILIN.

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1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL OEOHsLIN, a citizen of the Swiss Confederation,and resident of the Republic of France, residing at 5 Paris, France,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes ofPreparation of Soluble Derivatives of Di oxyarsenoanilin, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Up to the present time only two methods have been known for effectingthe reaction of the aldehyde derivative of sulphoxylic acid upondioxyarsenoanilin. In the first method, the sodium methoxysulphoxylateis caused to act upon the chlorhydrate of the base, and it is thereforeessentially the free methoxysulplioxylic acid which acts upon thearsenical derivative. In the second process, heat is employed in orderto obtain a 2 reaction between amine in suspension and themethoxysulphoxylate of soda, but the presence of alkali is excluded.Aside from the :t'oregoing, no other methods are known for obtaining adi-substituted derivative without the use of heat.

-According to this invention, the soluble derivatives ofdioxyarsenoanilin substituted by the sodium niethoxysulphoxylate can beobtained without production of methoxy 39 sulphoxylic acid and withoutrequiring the use of heat, this being carried out by causing the saidsalt of sodium to react upon amine in suspension in water in thepresence of sodium carbonate, obtaining essentially the mono ordi-substituted derivative ac cording to the. quality of the sodium methoxysulphoxylate employed in the reaction.

[Lhrrunple Z.To 36 grammes of dioxyar- Serial No. 535,936.

senoa-nilin in suspension in 150 cc. water at 15 C. are added 12 gr. ofsodium methoxysulphoxylate, the solution being made alkaline by sodiumcarbonate either solid or in solution. When agitated, the soluble stateis obtained in a complete manner. The mono-substituted arsenical productcan be separated either as a sodium salt by precipitation in alcoholafter neutralizing by acetic acid, or in the state of free acid byacidification with hydrochloric acid.

Example 2.To 36 gr. of dioxyarsenoanilin in 150 cc. water at 15 C. areadded 25 gr. of sodium methoxysulphoxylate. The solution is renderedalkaline by sodium car-v bonate and the soluble state is obtained byagitating. The di-substituted arsenical product may be separated as inthe first example.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention, I declare that what I claim is:

1. The process of preparing soluble derivatives of dioxy arsenoanilin,which consists in reacting upon dioxyarsenoanilin in aqueous suspensionwith molecular quantities of sodium methoxysulphoxylate, in the presenceof an alkali and without the aid of heat.

2. The process of preparing soluble mono and di-substituted derivativesof dioXy arsenoanilin, which consists in reacting upon dioXya-rsenoanilin in aqueous suspension with selective molecular quantitiesof sodium methoXysulphoXyl-ate, according to the grade of derivativedesired, in the presence of an alkali and without the aid of heat.

" CAR-L oEonsLIN.

